William O'Shaughnessy Brooke ( 1809 - 1889 )

Birth: Limerick, County Limerick, Ireland (October 1809) Death: Southsea, Hampshire (10 January 1889) Profession: Surgeon Research Field: Telegraphy, chemistry Education: MD (1833, Edinburgh) Career: Professor of Chemistry & Natural Philosophy, Medical & Hindu colleges of Calcutta (1835); on sick leave (1843); Assistant Surgeon, Bengal Army; Surgeon (1848); Surgeon Major (1858); Assay Master, Calcutta mint (1844-1851); experimented with submarine telegraphy across the Hooghly, Calcutta; introduced telegraphy into India (1839); Superintendent of Telegraphs, India (1852-1862); wrote on chemistry; died after a short illness Honours: Kt 1856 Membership: Fellow Election Date: 16/03/1843.